MeSH definition : A genus of intestinal nematode parasites belonging to the superfamily HELIGMOSOMATOIDEA,
which commonly occurs in rats but has been experimentally transmitted to other rodents
and rabbits. Infection is usually through the skin.;
MeSH hyponym : rat nematode; Nematode, Rat; Nematodes, Rat; Rat Nematodes;
MeSH annotation : a genus of nematodes; infection: coord IM with STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS (IM); for antigens,
coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippostrongylus;
A genus of intestinal nematode parasites belonging to the superfamily HELIGMOSOMATOIDEA,
which commonly occurs in rats but has been experimentally transmitted to other rodents
and rabbits. Infection is usually through the skin.